Recent content by KingCharles

I once had a gelding with locking stifle years ago. I bought him as a poor 4 year old. He had a large frame and not a lot of muscle. In the beggining he struggled with the locking stifle , more so in kept in. However as he got fitter you hardly ever saw it. As time went on we showed him, jumped...

I agree it does sound like he is uncomfortable on landing. Could it be that when landing from bigger jumps your daughter lands more heavily in the saddle? I see a few horses almost land with a crunch as the rider slams back into the saddle on landing, it there is also some pain the horse will...

There is more Than using a bit when stopping and controling a horse. You need to learn to use your seat and to slow your horses paces with your seat not your hands. If your horse throws its head and tanks then using a pelham can actually make the problem worse. Many horses resist the poll...

horse on yard did a similar thing. Its taken adges to come right. He was on box rest for a few weeks, then walks out. He is now on 20 mins hacking in walk a day and out in a small paddock where he cant run round. The vet said he has seen a lot of horses with this same problem. He was only lame...

I have always had better reasults with schooling and using my seat, than using a stronger bit. My current horse was jumped in a stronger bit and with his head tied in. I ride him in a french link hanging cheek snaffle. I can do anythign with him and pull him up with no problems. However other...

I always think it looks stupid! We have a few on the yard that show and they always use it. It makes there horses look like barbie horses. Over produced and tarted up. that and the whitening clays and the makeup. Especially when the horses are grey or have socks. There is a show cob on...

If i where you, i would put her out onto a long term loan, to a well vetted home, with refs. With the understanding that you have her back when her ridden days are over and she is then PTS by your self. That way you are giving her a chance at a few more years of a good life, you know she wont be...

we have one on our yard, he left the force after being diagnosed with uvitus (sp?) that made him loose hsi sight in that eye. He belongs to a horse charity and the person on our yard has him from them on permanant loan. Has had him for 10 years now.

It could be something and nothing! Unfortunately horses can trip/slip on roads or any place sometimes for no reason. A majority of the time it can be down to the horse just not using its self properly and ambling along. As it seems to have been a one off up to now, i would perhaps not be...

I am pregnant, have a 7 year old daughter with cerebral palsy, a 21 month son with learning difficulties (looking liek it may be autism) a 9 month old baby and i have a horse. My partner works as i am a full time mum/carer. I dont have any friends or family support either, just my partner. I...

Over the years i have worked with numerous problem horses. Some of them i worked with for the owner. Sometimes i actually took the problem horse on a loan. I have also bought my on project horses. Over the years I have paid the following: My first pony was a project, I was 12 years old and...

To me a novice is someone who lacks experience.

capped hocks are ussualy just purely cosmetic and so there is no reason why he could not lead an active ridden life. Turnout and movement may make them go down more but they will never compleatly go away. If he is well bred and you where goign to use him as a stallion then i see no reason why...

What i find works with most horses of any age is to teach them to respect your personal space. It’s a shame that so many people only ever seem to handle there horses when they need to do something with them. This means that many field kept horses are hardly ever handled. So when it comes to...

No Charles is a poor doer! He needs a lot of management to keep him looking well. I would say he is probably as high maintenance as a full tb.